Today CSOs met with Volker Türk the new 🇺🇳 High Commissioner for Human Rights. 🫡Important commitment to work on #climatechange #biodiversity & #pollution ➡️He even recommended to read NaomiOreskes book “Merchant of Doubt” when answering a Francesca Mingrone question on #FossilFuels

🚨📢𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 #𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻⚖️ 🗣️30+ 🇺🇳#UN #HumanRights Special Rapporteurs raise 1⃣1⃣priorities ahead of #COP27 🧵key demands on States are summarised in short below 1/5 ohchr.org/en/statements/…

It's critical that ACE be framed in terms of human rights, says Francesca Mingrone from Center for International Environmental Law. Parties must uphold their obligation to public participation, which will lead to stronger work plans. unfccc-events.azureedge.net/COP27_87630/ag…

My quick take on the importance of participatory climate action and why Action for Climate Empowerment matters 👇

✨Happy day 2 of week 2!✨ Have you had your post-lunch coffee today? ​​☕️ We hope Parties did, because they have a looot of work to do on the Cover Decision! A short🧵

This year #ACE negotiations have been much more open to observers than last year, which has led to human rights language being reflected in work programme, highlights Francesca Mingrone from Center for International Environmental Law Watch livestream here: youtu.be/oHECG5hY6DM

Quick update on the new draft #COP27 cover decision dropped last night: ❌ Still no mention of #PhaseOutFossils, 😱 The text on the right of a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll was deleted, 🤦 New text weakens the #GlasgowClimatePact on #FossilFuels subsidies. Friday did start with a 💥

🚨a wide set of #COP27 decisions is now distributed and once again the #ParisAgreement is used to advance false solutions promoting the status quo rather than accelerating radically the race to phase out fossil fuels... A overview of some key problematic decisions... 🧵1/

It's estimated that by 2050 half of oil & gas will be used to produce plastics & petrochemicals. The climate impact is enormous. Read Carroll Muffett op-ed on why we need to tackle the full plastic life-cycle, starting from production 👇

The whole cycle of plastics is now a global threat to human rights. We must ensure free, active, meaningful and informed participation in the new #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. We need clear boundaries on conflict of interest to ensure the new Treaty puts people before profits.

🔥📢⚖️happening tomorrow at 🇺🇳#UN: formal presentation to States of the draft resolution requesting an Advisory Opinion on #ClimateJustice from the World’s Highest Court CIJ_ICJ, backed by core group of 18 States from all continents #ICJAO4Climate #EndorseTheAO A short thread 🧵

It was a pleasure to be hosted by GENeva Environment Network to discuss women's rights and the Triple Planetary Crisis. To tackle climate change, biodiversity loss & pollution and protect & promote women's rights, it is essential to phase out #FossilFuels & tackle structural inequalities.

🔜𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦! diplomatic briefing by 🇻🇺Vanuatu UN on upcoming adoption of 🇺🇳#UNGA resolution requesting ⚖️CIJ_ICJ Advisory Opinion re: States' obligations w.r.t. climate change #ICJAO #VoteYesforClimateJustice 📍Geneva🇨🇭 📅Thu 16, 2-3pm CET 🔗genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/upl… #HRC52

📢BREAKING! Today is a BIG day for #ClimateJustice with not one but two critical developments at international institutions advancing efforts to clarify & enforce States’ #HumanRights obligations in the face of #ClimateChange. Our reaction: ciel.org/news/historic-… A thread🧵👇

💥 NEW 💥 Today, the UN Human Rights Council adopted — by consensus — its first resolution following the United Nations universal recognition of the #HumanRight to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll. Read our short statement: ciel.org/news/un-approv… A 🧵👇

Our very own Francesca Mingrone — who is facilitating the dialogues — stressed the role #HumanRights institutions can play to make sure that: 👉 #ClimateAction is participatory, and 👉 Civil society is able to effectively engage in climate policymaking.

It was a pleasure to moderate the 2023 Geneva Dialogues on human rights & climate change. Many ideas emerged on how to ensure that int'l HR mechanisms better and increasingly respond to the urgency of the climate crisis. Thread below and recording here: genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/2023-ge…

HAPPENING NOW at the #HRC53: Our very own Francesca Mingrone is releasing a statement during the Annual Panel Discussion on the adverse impacts of #ClimateChange on the full realization of the right to food. READ our statement: ciel.org/wp-content/upl…

Center for International Environmental Law Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung FIAN International FIAN_UN Ghazali Ohorella Marcos A Orellana Kevin Surprise Geoengineering Monitor (also on bluesky) UN Human Rights Council UN Special Procedures Francesca Mingrone of Center for International Environmental Law synthesizes points including: - Integrating science & #humanrights - Applying precautionary principle in research - Ensuring rights of future generations - Links with other processes, incl. recently launched #GC26 on #ChildRightsEnvironment.

CIEL's Francesca Mingrone also delivered a statement. Read it here: bit.ly/3rsf40d A 🧵👇